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marionette definition

mario·nette (mar′ē ə net′, mer′-)

noun

a puppet or little jointed figure made to look like a person or animal and moved by strings or wires from above, often on a miniature stage

Etymology: Fr, dim. of Marion: see Marion

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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